Have you ever considered what your living room would look like if you changed the wallpaper without having to purchase the supplies? Or thought about what it would look like to re-arrange furniture in your living room without the need for heavy lifting? These are just some of the areas in which virtual reality can aid architecture and design.

Radisens Diagnostics, an Irish medtech business, is aiming to raise €25 million to bring its innovative diabetes management platform to market, backed by investors including Enterprise Ireland and one of the most prestigious American universities, and advised by Top Ten accountancy firm Moore Stephens.

Moore Stephens is delighted to announce that our new tech start-up programme, Hatched, has now opened for applications. This service aims to provides tech start-ups with a unique blend of accountancy, tax and business support all for a fixed monthly fee.

The ESFA has published its Academies Accounts Direction for 2016/17. Although the changes aren’t as significant as last year, there are a number of things to consider. As well as introducing new disclosure requirements, including academy transfers and the apprenticeship levy, and providing guidance on accounting for premises occupied by church academy trusts, the ESFA has taken the opportunity to re-affirm/clarify existing financial administrative and legal requirements.

The tax implications of staff entertaining costs are often at the fore of tax discussions as employers consider their annual tax reporting requirements. But what are the key issues and misunderstandings?

Being in vulnerable personal circumstances can make it difficult for an individual to make sensible decisions around buying and using financial products and services. It can also make people more susceptible to scams and mis-selling.

Top 10 accountancy firm Moore Stephens’ sponsorship of Bloodhound SSC is much more than a financial relationship – it’s an opportunity to support cutting-edge science and engineering, inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers, share the excitement with clients and contacts, and meet new business people with the same goals.

The outcome of General Elections can be momentous. This election may shape the future direction of the UK over the next half decade and either build on – or dismantle - the policies of the previous government. Arguably the 2017 vote is even more significant than usual, with Brexit overshadowing almost all policy decisions going forward. It’s an uncertain time for businesses. So, what is on the top of businesses’ tax reduction wish-lists? And are their top tax concerns being addressed by the major political parties?

With the Prime Minister Theresa May indicating that there is insufficient time to replace European bodies with a new British regulatory regime, the implications of Brexit look to have limited short term impact on Financial Services regulation. However, beyond March 2019, what would a hard or soft Brexit look like in terms of future regulation?